Combined anti-rattler and shaft-support



(No Model.

, H. CARPENTER.

COMBINED ANTI-RATTLER AND SHAFT SUPPORT.

No. 422,376. Patented Mar. 4, 1890.

I UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

HENRY CARPENTER, OF DAVENPORT, IOWA.

COM BINED ANTl-RATTLER AND SHAFT-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 422,376, dated March 4,1890.

Application filed October 19, 1889.

To all whom itmay concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY CARPENTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Davenport, in the county of Scott and State of Iowa, haveinvented a new and useful Oombined Anti-Rattler and Support for SpringShaft Balance, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a combined antirattler and support for springshaft balance; and the objects of myimprovements are,first, to providemeans for holding and supporting the non-operative ends of the springshaft balance, and, second, to provide an anti-rattler. I attain theseobjects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 represents a cross-section of a vehicle-ax1e,clip-bolt,and end of a shaft with my device attached. Fig. 2 is a rear View of thesprings, loop, and my device. Fig. 3 is a rear view of my combinedanti-rattler and support for spring shaft balance. Fig. 4 is a side viewof the same, and Fig. 5 'is a front view of the shaft-loop. I

Similar letters and figures refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

A is the axle; B, the clip-bolt; O, the rear end of a shaft; I), theshaft-eye, and E the eyebolt.

6 is the combined anti-rattler and support for spring shaft balance. Theshank or upper end of the same is provided with the head 7, and eachshank at its lower end is curved outward, as at S, to permit the portionbelow the shank, as at 9, which I call the plate, to rest against thefront edge ofthe clip-bar 10. The plate 9 is provided with twoperforations, as at 11, and said plate has also a central verticalprojection on its front and rear face, as at 12, which extends below theplate, curved inwardly, as at 13, and terminates in a trans verse bar14, the under surface of which is oval, as at 15. The coiled spring 16has one of its ends near the coil bent outwardly, as at 17, and whichend is inserted in one of the perforations 11 of the plate, andtheopposite end of such spring is extended so as to form an arm, as at18, the end of which is curved to form a hook, as at 19. The loop 20encircles the shaft, and its upper surface has an Serial No. 327,604.(No model.)

upright post 21, with a cross-bar thereon, as at 22. The hook 19 issecured under the crossbar 22. In the construction of my device I preferto use two springs having the coils on the inner side of the arm 18, asshown in Fig. 2.

In using my device I pass a loop over or around each shaft and removethe eyebolts and shafts. I then insert the shank of my device betweenthe shackle-bars of the clip so its head 7 protrudes slightly above theshacklebars, and then replace the eye of the shaft between suchshaokle-bars so it presses against such shank, and I then secure the eyein position by inserting the eyebolt through such eye and theperforations in the shackle-bars. I then insert one of the ends 17 ofeach spring in one of the perforations 11 of the plate and place thelower part of the interior of the coilspring against the lower surfaceof the transverse bar 14, placing a coil on one side of the projectionand curved extension 12 and 13 and the other coil on the opposite side,as shown in Fig. 2. I force the arms 18 of the two coiled springs aroundthe rear of the clipbolt and over and forward of the same and hook theirrespective ends to the cross-bar 22 on the loop 20. y

In operation the springs support or balance the shafts" and the loopmoves or slides forward and back on the shafts to accommodate themovement of the arms of the springs. The head 7 on the shank holds theplate in position and prevents it from falling, and such head and shank,together with the plate resting against the front edge of the clip-bar,prevents the plate and transverse bar from moving rearward and forms asubstantial and rigid seating for the non-operating ends of the coiledsprings.

I do not broadly claim the use of a loop and coiled springs for balancinor supporting vehi cle-shafts but hat I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a shaft balance or support, the combination, with a thill couplingand shaft'having a recess between the shaft-eye and clip-bolt of suchcoupling, of the headed shank curved at its lower end, the plateprovided with perforations and central vertical projections on its frontand rear face and extended below IO attached thereto having perforationsand central vertical projections upon its front and rear face andextended below such plate, curving inwardly, and terminating inatransverse bar having its lower surface oval, substantially asdescribed.

HENRY CARPENTER.

Witnesses:

CHARLES H. HARFORD, CHAS. HIBBARD.

